Friday, July 26, 2013

My first Ukelele lesson

I have been wanting to learn to play a musical instrument for a long time.

I
tried piano, guitar and something else I cannot even remember when I
was a teenager and I love all them, but nothing stuck because I did not
commit enough time to practice, and all those classic excuses.

When
I go to our mountain cabin in North Fork, California (near Yosemite National Park) I meet a lot of people who
play music, and the ukelele caught my eye.

The first time I really
appreciated how beautiful the ukulele can sound is when we met Jake
Shimabukuro, a famous ukulele virtuoso and composer, through our friend about 6 years
ago.

with Jake Shimabukuro in 2012

The ukelele sounds so soothing and transports me to Hawaii.

I used
to think the ukulele was just Hawaiian music played by people in
Hawaii.

I found out it knows no borders.

I
went to the French Meadows Macrobiotic Summer Camp last year for the
first time, where I met many people who play music. I knew it was a
sign for me to at least try something.

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We believe we are all coming from infinity and going back to infinity.
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